Step 10: Connections from existing email Accounts & Alumni

Guidelines

Add connections from yours email accounts give very good results. These are the people you have already interacted with over email. You are just bring your connections to your active network.

Once you login using your existing Email Account, Linkedin will extract out Linkedin corresponding to the Email IDs you have interacted with. You can pick and choose the one you want to add in your LinkedIn Account.

It’s important to add only people with whom you have actually dealt with in a professional capacity. Adding people at random might damage your reputation. Moreover the acceptance ratio will also be less.

The friends we make in our school days are some the best relationships we create in our lives. Use find alumni tool available in connections to find your friends and make them part of your active network.

Start connecting with former colleagues, seniors and employees. These will also help in claiming the skills you have through endorsements and recommendations.

By adding existing or prospective clients you will be able to maintain a relationship, which might help in getting future business. Think about adding your social profiles to email signature.

You can ask for introduction, if you have a mutual contact. Make sure that the person you wants to be introduced to is certainly looking for your service / product